M2.5 earthquake 89 km SSE of Ruby, Alaska
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 89 km SSE of Ruby, Alaska on Sun, Nov 1, 2020, 2:42 AM AKST (11:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-01 11:42:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.055° N, 154.516° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.036 · 100 stations |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.846 km NNE of McGrath, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.883 km ESE of Ruby, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.073 km N of McGrath, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.684 km WNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020e2990q7 (also filed as us7000c8xx). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.